Legislative Assembly (France)

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historical parliament revolutionary legislature

The Legislative Assembly (France) was the revolutionary legislature that governed France from 1791 to 1792, following the National Constituent Assembly and preceding the more radical National Convention during the French Revolution.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical parliament → revolutionary legislature →
abolished	1792-09-20 →
conflictContext	War of the First Coalition →
constitutionalRole	single-chamber legislature →
country	France →
dissolutionReason	proclamation of the National Convention →
enactedLaw	laws on refractory priests → laws on émigrés →
endDate	1792-09-20 →
establishedBy	French Constitution of 1791 →
followedBy	National Convention →
governmentType	constitutional monarchy →
headOfStateDuring	Louis XVI of France →
historicalPeriod	French Revolution →
jurisdiction	French territory →
languageOfWork	French →
legalBasis	Constitution of 1791 →
legislativeBodyOf	Kingdom of France →
location	Paris →
mainIdeology	constitutionalism → liberalism → republicanism →
meetsIn	Salle du Manège → Tuileries Palace →
notableEvent	10 August 1792 insurrection → creation of the National Convention → declaration of war on Austria → suspension of Louis XVI →
numberOfDeputies	745 →
oversawEvent	abolition of feudal dues enforcement → radicalization of Parisian politics →
partOf	French Revolution →
politicalFaction	Cordeliers → Feuillants → Girondins → Jacobins → Montagnards → The Plain →
precededBy	National Constituent Assembly →
replaced	National Constituent Assembly →
replacedBy	National Convention →
selectionRule	no deputy of the National Constituent Assembly could be re-elected →
startDate	1791-10-01 →
statusOfMonarchy	suspended after 10 August 1792 →
suffrage	census suffrage →
timeInOffice	less than one year →
typeOfParliament	unicameral legislature →
votingSystem	indirect election →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
National Constituent Assembly ("French National Constituent Assembly") →	alsoKnownAs
Girondins ("Legislative Assembly of France") →	politicalBody
National Convention →	precededBy
Storming of the Tuileries Palace ("Legislative Assembly of France") →	relatedTo
French National Convention →	replaced